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1. It was pretty quiet. Place wasn't completely empty, but close to it (I chose it for lunchtime, specifically, because it's a place that's more out of the way. When she pushed it back from Wednesday lunch to Thursday at 2pm, i didn't think to adjust, but the relative aloneness didn't feel uncomfortable). Aside from the coffee thing i didn't observe much about body language. For my part i was focused on keeping eye contact (as i have a bad habit of not looking at the person i'm talking to if i'm not thinking about looking at them), and she also kept eye contact relatively well, that's about it.

2. More or less. She didn't take her coat off, though did unbutton it at one point, but she had her coat on when i met her in the student lounge (she was, actually, napping in it), so it seems she just likes to wear it inside. Wasn't that heavy of a coat.

3. Yes, though neither of us went into "humorous anecdotes" territory, she laughed gently at appropriate moments.

4. No, there's a lot i've wanted to find out about her, so the conversation flowed naturally as i linked one thread to the next. I wasn't "grilling" her or anything, though, just trying to get her to talk about herself a bit.

5. Not to my knowledge? I know that's supposed to be a positive indicator, but again, i was more focused on eye contact.

6. Normal-ish. I asked late in the game when we were headed in different directions, so wasn't that close to her to observe her reaction. There didn't seem to be any reluctance, and a girl i was talking to about it later (one of my many advice dispensors) said getting it was a good sign, because girls won't hesitate to NOT give it if they don't, in fact, want to.

I think it's all fairly clear at this point that there's *something* going on here, unless she's waaay oblivious and just thinks i'm being platonically friendly.

That sounds all good! Well, except the coat thing, I don't know what you're trying to read there XD I meant comfortable with you, not as in "was she cold", lol. But yeah, sounds good.

BTW, did you get her number on FB?

About her thinking it's just a platonic thing, don't discard the possibility, it could well be. Because, you know, men and women hang out and have coffee without it meaning anything all the time. She's not going to automatically assume something's on or that you like her. So unless either of you gave signs in the other direction, you still have work to do. But it was a big step and at least it's going smoothly.

The coat thing just becuase i would think that if she were "comfortable" (not about being warm enough, but about emotional comfort), she would more likely take the coat off. I know i take my coat off to relax somewhere, but she also had her coat on earlier, when she was napping.

She really must not use facebook that much (which explains, possibly, the agony from two weeks ago when i made the coffee ask over FB and it took her all weekend to reply), last i checked i sent the message 13 hours ago, and it wasn't even "seen" yet, according to her.

Thing is, i think i remember the number she told me, but i shouldn't fire off a blind guess now that i've asked her through FB, so i have to be patient.

And yeah, i've gotten screwed on the platonic thing before, which is why there's a lot of hope that that is not what is happening now. But i don't think if i were just being friendly, that i would have been so persistent about getting 1-on-1 time with her. But who knows how she is interpreting it?

Well, you said you remember all digits but 3, so at worst you only have to call 1000 numbers to find out. Jk jk.

She'll give you her number, don't worry. Now wait and keep us updated!

In the meantime, don't just sit around waiting. Don't forget to go be your usual self and don't get too caught up on waiting for her to respond. Here's a quote I found that broke my heart when I realised it was true:

""Am I in love?" he writes. "Yes, since I am waiting. The other never waits. Sometimes I want to play the part of the one who doesn't wait; I try to busy myself elsewhere, to arrive late; but I always lose at this game: whatever I do, I find myself there, with nothing to do, punctual, even ahead of time. The lover's fatal identity is precisely: I am the one who waits.""

Also, waffles.

Last night i was pretty keyed up and couldn't focus on anything, today i'm better and have plenty to distract me. My job's got me doing a bunch of junk (which i should, in fact, be doing at this very moment), then i have trivia night (which is also a school function, but i'm pretty sure she's not coming, and she's not on my team in any event. Although if she does show to that i can ask her number there...), have to pick up Smash Bros at Gamestop on the way to trivia night, so i can crack that open when i get home, do my Friday load of laundry, watch Korra, play Smash, weekend of writing a paper, then Thanksgiving.

So i've got a shitton of stuff going on right now with or without her.

Why are you trying to make me feel quilty.... -_-"  yes i hate waiting... I hunt

Geez man.. Its not about literally doing stuff.  its about waiting in love.. Act, stand up, hunt her actively, get a gameplan together. Waching korra is waiting in love, playing smash is waiting in love.. Become the Hunter

Okay, misinterpreted that

For better or worse, Thanksgiving does stand in the way in the short run. However, i'll be sure to further things in the span between Thanksgiving and Christmas (or attempt to, it's also finals week when work comes crashing down on all of us, me and her alike)